A part2.rar file extension is related to the WinRAR compression tool for Microsoft Windows. A part2.rar file stores second part of split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive.
Software that open part2.rar file
PART2.RAR file extension - Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 2)
What is part2.rar file? How to open part2.rar files?
The part2.rar file extension is associated with WinRAR. Its one part of a multi-volume compressed RAR archive. The extension is actually only rar, the .part(number) is added to the file name of the archive.
Some RAR files can be parts of a multi-volume sequences. In WinRAR you can split a huge archive to a few smaller files, which are called volumes.
Older versions of WinRAR used either:
- rar or exe (SFX) for first volume
- r01, r02, r03 ....etc. for any additional volumes
Or:
- rar or exe (SFX) for first volume
- 001, 002, 003 ....etc. for any additional volumes
The newer versions of WinRAR are using:
- rar or exe (SFX) for first volume
- part1.rar, part2.rar, part3.rar ....etc. for any additional volumes
In order to unpack the multi-volume RAR archive, you need to place ALL of the split parts in the same directory and start extraction of the first volume. The program will automatically use all of the parts to extract the content of the archive.
Updated: August 12, 2022
The default software associated to open part2.rar file:
Company or developer:
win.rar GmbH
A file compression and archive utility. Along with WinZip and 7-Zip is one of the most common compression programs for Windows. Its native format is as the name implies RAR and uses rar file extension.
WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.
WinRAR is also able to unpack CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7Z, Z archives. It consistently makes smaller archives than the competition, saving disk space and transmission costs. WinRAR offers a graphic interactive interface utilizing mouse and menus as well as the command line interface.
Company or developer:
win.rar GmbH
RAR for Mac is command line tool used to create and extract RAR archives.
Company or developer:
win.rar GmbH
Rar for Linux is command line utility used to create and extract RAR archives.
List of software applications associated to the .part2.rar file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open part2.rar file, edit part2.rar file, convert part2.rar file, view part2.rar file, play part2.rar file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Software that open part2.rar file - Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 2)
Programs supporting the exension part2.rar on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open part2.rar file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X:
Main software associated with part2.rar file by default:
RAR for Mac
Other suggested software:
The Unarchiver
Linux/Unix:
Main software associated with part2.rar file by default:
RAR for Linux
Other suggested software:
Xarchiver
